Yachts & Yachting Awards 2018

Our awards aim to highlight the best performances, products, clubs and events of the last 12 months.

It’s been an action-packed season with records falling left, right and centre and a plethora of achievements from sailors to manufacturers. Clubs have seized the opportunity to strengthen their memberships. And both clubs and class associations have worked hard to provide events to remember.

A number of clubs and classes have celebrated anniversaries, showing how sailing has continued to go from strength to strength, through innovation and the commitment and enthusiasm the people at the very heart of the sport. Gear companies have also produced innovations across the board from dinghy to keelboat kit.

In boat terms, the foiling revolution continues apace and as we see yet more foiling dinghies released, this year has really seen the start of foiling taking hold in bigger boats. With ocean going foiling trimarans already at the front end of the sport, this trend looks set to continue.

But the more traditional market is far from dissapearing and although a significant number of new launches are foilers, big launches and new boats from a variety of builders show the traditional dinghy, sportsboat and keelboat market to be buoyant too.

Once again this year, voting in our awards is kindly sponsored by Wild Wind holidays. Vote in any one of the categories to be in with a chance to win a holiday for two in 2018. See more details about the holiday here.